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When a market outcome is disputed, the protocol runs a commit/reveal vote among $AURA stakers. This page walks through the voter’s perspective; for the full lifecycle (bonds, penalties, finalization) see Resolution & Disputes.

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How voting works

1

A dispute opens

A user disagrees with a proposed outcome and posts a disputer bond. This triggers the vote.
2

Find the market

Sign in with your wallet, open the Voting tab, and select the Outcomes section. Eligible disputed markets are listed with their commit and reveal deadlines.
3

Commit your vote

During the commit phase, your wallet sends a hash of your choice (YES, NO, or TOO_EARLY) plus a random salt. Nobody on-chain can see what you actually picked yet.Aura also queues your reveal with its automation service at commit time, so the reveal is submitted for you when the window opens. Voting is a single tap.
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Reveal happens automatically

Once the commit window closes, Aura’s reveal automation submits your choice and salt during the reveal window. The contract verifies the hash matches your earlier commit and tallies your vote at your tier weight. (Privacy-conscious voters can skip the relay and reveal manually via POST /v1/tx/oracle/reveal, but don’t miss the window.)
5

Wait for finalization

After the reveal phase, the protocol checks whether any outcome cleared the 65% supermajority of revealed weight. If yes, the market finalises. If not, a new commit/reveal round starts, but only after every unrevealed commit from the inconclusive round has been slashed (a restart never amnesties silent voters).

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Eligibility

  • **Vaulted AURAaboveNonetier∗∗.Youmustholdatleast60,000AURA above None tier**. You must hold at least 60,000 AURA (Iron tier) when you commit. Your staked balance is snapshotted at commit time, so unstaking before the reveal doesn’t dodge the slashing risk.
There is no on-chain restriction on voting in markets you’ve traded. The supermajority threshold and the slashing economics are what keep votes honest.

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Vote choices

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Voting power by tier

Higher tiers carry significantly more weight, both for and against. This also means higher tiers have more $AURA at stake if they vote with the losing side. See below.

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Rewards

Voters who back the winning outcome earn a share of the dispute’s penalty pool, paid in $AURA. The pool is funded by slashing two groups:
  • Wrong-side voters who revealed a vote for the losing outcome.
  • Silent stakers who committed but never revealed, or never committed in a market they could have voted on.
Each winning voter’s share is proportional to their voting weight relative to the total winning weight.
Voting on a dispute is not free. If you back the wrong side, you lose $AURA. Vote only on markets where you’ve done the homework.

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TL;DR

  • Commit a hash, then reveal, which prevents copy-voting.
  • 65% supermajority required; otherwise a new round runs.
  • TOO_EARLY throws out the submission; the market returns to trading.
  • Winners are paid in $AURA from slashed wrong-side stakes.
  • Wrong-side and silent voters lose $AURA, so vote with care.
Last modified on July 29, 2026